Rights groups protest appeals court post for 'warrant factory judge'

Various human rights groups and progressive including Karapatan held protests on March 7 at the Commission on Human Rights compound to condemn the Bloody Sunday raids in Calabarzon region that resulted in nine deaths and six arrests.

Karapatan / released

MANILA, Philippines — Human rights groups said the appointment of Jose Lorenzo Dela Rosa, whom they tagged as "search warrant factory judge", to the Court of Appeals, was an act of impunity in the deaths of activists killed in the "Bloody Sunday" raids in March 2021.

Manila regional trial court judge Dela Rosa has been promoted to the CA, based on the document shared by the Supreme Court Public Information Office on Monday night.

But human rights groups pointed out that the judge issued search warrants in the Bloody Sunday raids and for the arrest of Tumandok leaders in December 2020. Service of the warrants in those cases led to deaths.

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/03/08/2165851/rights-groups-protest-appeals-court-post-warrant-factory-judge